All things Dairy

[Martyn]

Soil is cold here, so we're going to turn it over and see if that will help warm it.View attachment 949179View attachment 949180View attachment 949181

What's your plan for the hole once you have removed the rock?

 

[Beef farmer]

What's your plan for the hole once you have removed the rock?

Charge £100 load and fill it in.

Fence it off and leave it.

 

[Sid]

What's your plan for the hole once you have removed the rock?

He's going to use it to stash all his money

 

[Martyn]

He's going to use it to stash all his money

He better stick a roof over it !

 

[pine_guy]

Lucky to find this View attachment 949184

What will you blind that off with to finish the track? We are on river gravel, I went to a farm that had used it for tracks, it was horrible to walk on, they had covered it all with astroturf, but walking over badly poached ground after it had been baked would have been more pleasant

 

[Beef farmer]

What will you blind that off with to finish the track? We are on river gravel, I went to a farm that had used it for tracks, it was horrible to walk on, they had covered it all with astroturf, but walking over badly poached ground after it had been baked would have been more pleasant

That will break down with a 20ton vibration roller and be perfect.

 

[lazy farmer]

That will break down with a 20ton vibration roller and be perfect.

 

[Dead Rabbits]

I thought you could reclamp maize?

Yeah but that’s not really what he is doing. Small pile like that you would lose a lot making a ramp big enough to actually roll.

 

[frederick]

We've probably got 10 m left of a 5 m high clamp. When we stop in the minute we will keep cutting it off and rolling until we've made it back into a wedge and then resheet. Don't end up loosing any

 

[som farmer]

That will break down with a 20ton vibration roller and be perfect.

we have several places we can dig stone, but you never quite know how much is there, 3 places, great stone, then just stops, 1 place, probably they stopped quarrying years ago, another 6ft deep, then clay, at the top of the farm. To break it down, we have used a tractor grinder, and tractor wacker plate, much better surface than using a vibrator roller.
It's great to have a good supply of stone.

 

[Martyn]

Heifers out, all due in September. Cows going out once rain has passed through, very late out for us, but gained a new family member recently so been lots of trips into hospital but finally home now. Kept cows in to keep it simple for great gang running things in my absence. Always see the best in staff when things go pear shape!

 

[organicguy]

Heifers out, all due in September. Cows going out once rain has passed through, very late out for us, but gained a new family member recently so been lots of trips into hospital but finally home now. Kept cows in to keep it simple for great gang running things in my absence. Always see the best in staff when things go pear shape!View attachment 949240

What's the breeding of those?
looking good.

 

[som farmer]

good staff are worth their weight in gold, and should never be taken for granted. Bad staff are just a pain in the butt.
There is a massive expanding estate project close by, always looking for staff, about 200 working there, they love good 'farm' workers, to drive the machinery about. So all the good men, take the money, for doing pee all, and you cannot blame them. We have a muppet on, cannot work a full day, to tiring, comes in, scrapes out, and feeds, 2 hours, on a good day, on a bad day, 4 hours he needs. Son has more patience than me, but as i can no longer do it, i keep out the way ! Hopefully, we have found a 'potential', just hope he will start for us.

 

[Beef farmer]

Heifers out, all due in September. Cows going out once rain has passed through, very late out for us, but gained a new family member recently so been lots of trips into hospital but finally home now. Kept cows in to keep it simple for great gang running things in my absence. Always see the best in staff when things go pear shape!View attachment 949240

Congratulations.
Never a truer word spoken about the team. Amazing what people can deal with when needed

 

[Beef farmer]

Heifers out, all due in September. Cows going out once rain has passed through, very late out for us, but gained a new family member recently so been lots of trips into hospital but finally home now. Kept cows in to keep it simple for great gang running things in my absence. Always see the best in staff when things go pear shape!View attachment 949240

Do you think the rain will come to much? Can't see it myself. Few damp odd days but nothing tragic

 

[Martyn]

Do you think the rain will come to much? Can't see it myself. Few damp odd days but nothing tragic

I'm hoping for rain, we had umbilical on for two days cover 200 acres on my absence needs a good washing in. Grass is moving fast.

 

[Jdunn55]

Cold

Seems like for once I'm ahead of the curve! Not sure on temp but grass is shifting some, been grazing for a month and started the second round 2 days ago, corn in today, grass seed going in tomorrow, been shorts and t-shirt weather for the past few days, been like a nice summer month!

 

[Jdunn55]

Do you think the rain will come to much? Can't see it myself. Few damp odd days but nothing tragic

Would like some but not too much, as long as it knows when to stop!
Not asking too much am I?!

 

[Martyn]

Congratulations.
Never a truer word spoken about the team. Amazing what people can deal with when needed

I came home one night to find cows all milked, night scraping done warm fresh baked sausage rolls and fresh cake waiting. All sorted by neighbouring farmers.
A week or so watching NHS staff busy working away in NICU really makes you realise how lucky we are to have the NHS.

 

[had e nuff]

Darlington mart have 26 friesian bulling heifers for sale next Monday if anyone looking. Tb 4 FA . Only problem they are already 25 month old.